Combined vehicle axle and wheel.



W. L. ALEXANDER. COMBINED VEHICLE AXLE lAND WHEEL.

- APPLICATION FILED-MAY 14. 1912. 1;.125A32. Patented Jan. 19, 1915.

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wrLLIAivr L. ALEXANDER., or OMEGA, OKLAHOMA.

.COMBINED VEHICLE 'AXLE AND WHEEL.

To all 'whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, VILLIAM L. ALEXAN- nnn, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Omega, in the county of Kingfisher and State ofGklahoma, have invented a new and useful Combined Vehicle Axle andWheels; and I do hereby declarethe following to be a full, clear andexact description ofthe invention such as will enable others skilled inthe art towhich it appertains to make and usethe same.

This invention relates to a new and useful combination axle and wheelstherefor.

The principal object of the invention is to provide an improved deviceof this nature, in which various features of construction exist.

The various features of construction are hereinafter set forth, shown inthe drawings, and claimed.

In the drawings z-Figure 1 is a sectional view through the improved axlewith wheels combined. Figs. 2 and 3 are detail views.

Referring to the drawings 1 designates the axle, which comprises atubular member constructed of any suitable drawn material, so as to bewithout a seam. Held by set screws or other means 2, 3, 4 and 5, in thetubular member are bushings 6, 7, 8 and 9, which constitute bearings forthe spindles 10. The bushings 6 and 9 act as bearings for the portions10a of the spindles 10, while the bushings 7 and 8 act as bearings forthe reduced portions 10b of the spindles. The portions 10b of thespindles are provided with threaded extensions 11, to which areappliedthe nuts 12, for preventing outward movement of the spindles. Thelock nuts 13 prevent the nuts 12 from unscrewing, there being washers 14arranged between the nuts 12 and the bushings 7 and 8. The axle isprovided with a series of oil cups 16, the extensions 17 of which passthrough the bushings 6,7, 8 and 9.

The spindles are provided with enlarged portions 18, which terminate inheads 19. The enlarged portions extend through the central openings 20of the disks 21 and 22 of the wheels, and engaging the threads 23 of theenlarged portions are sleeves 24, in which the ends of the tubularmember 1 extend. These sleeves 24 are permanently out of contact withthe tubular member or axle 1, owing to the fact that the bushings 6 and9 are so arranged with respect to the pore Specification of LettersPatent.

Y Patented Jan. 19, 1915.

Application led May 14, 1912. Serial No. 697,331.

tions 10l of the spindles 10, as to maintain this feature. The disks 21and 22 are arranged between the heads 19 and the sleeves 24. In order toVbrace the disks and hold them spaced apart, thimbles 26 are provided,which surround the enlarged portions 18. Between the outer annularportions of the disks of each wheel an inner rim 27 is arranged, whichholds the disks separated. Surrounding the peripheral edges of the disks21 and 22 are outer rims 28, which are bolted to the inner rimsV by thebolts, rivets or the like29, thereby, in combination with the structureadjacent the large portions 18 of the spindles, substantial wheelshaving strength and rigidity are provided. The rim 27 is substantiallyone-third less in width than each rim 28.

In removing the wheel from the axle, it is irst necessary to remove theset screws and the tubes of the oil cups 16, after which the spindlesand the bushings are withdrawn from the axle. At this point, if it isdesired to disassemble the wheels, the bushings should be detached, byremoving the nuts 12 and the lock nuts 13, after which the sleeves 24may be unscrewed, then it will be readily seen that the disks 21 and 22may be separated.

From the foregoing it will be noted, there has been devised an eflicientvehicle axle and wheels combined, and one which has been found desirableand practical, for use upon any construction of vehicle or the like.

The essential advantage of this improved device is the fact that thewheels cannot be removed from the spindles, until they are first removedfrom the axles. The disks of the wheels are designed to be constructedof sheet metal, and the thimbles are held in place by the flanges 31 ofthe disks.

During the prosecution of this patent case there were a number of priorpatents cited as anticipating the broad or generic structure of thepresent device, said prior patents being enumerated as follows; J.Donovan, May 21,1895, Patent No. 529,612; A. L. Hockett, April 8, 1902,Patent No. 697,341; E. A. Wible, Dec. 30, 1879, Patent No. 223,203; A.B. White, Oct. 22, 1889, Patent No. 413,217; J. Pettinger, dated April12, 1887, Patent No. 361,076; T. Byrd, dated May 15, 1900, Patent No.649,807; R. L.

vHarrell, dated Nov. 1, 1910, Patent No.

974,662; and Clark, dated Nov. 10, 1903,11@

' ture, as shown in said prior patents.

' however, said inventor has a right and does claim the particular anddefinitely stated structure comprising acylindrical member, constitutinga combined axle and hub spindlehavingg` a solidhead at one end; a bandsurrounding and spaced from the spindle, constituting a combined hnb andwheel sides spacing element; and a combined hub sleeve and clamp,detachably connected to the spindle, for clamping a wheel, with seidband intermediate its sides, between the head and the sleeve, whichtelescopes over a bearing for the spindle, as specifically anddefinitely specified in the appended claim.

Copies of this patent may he obtained for The invention having been setforth, what 'Y is claimed as new and useful is:-

In a wheel andaXle construction; a cylindrical member, constituting jacombined axle and hubspindle liavinga solid head at one end; asupporting bearing for the spindle;v al wheel on said spindle; apartsui"- rounding the spindle and arranged between the. sides of the wheel;and a combined hub sleeve and clamp, detachably connected toV thespindle, for clamping the wheel, between the head and the sleeve, andwhich telescopes over. said bearing, g j

In testimony whereof I Vhave signed my name'to this specification inthepresence of two subscribingwitnesses.

wiLnijAM L. ALEXANDER.

lVitnesses 1 Y 'c n l HARRIET Srnicn,

J. M. Sinnen. Y

ve cents each, by adressingthe Commissioner of Patents, Y

Washington, D. C.

